About Me:

Rivera Reese is a Meisner trained actor from the Canadian Rockies. (Interview.)

She studied at Red Deer College in Alberta, earning her Bachelor's Degree in Theatre and Film Acting. To further her Meisner skills, she moved to New York City to study under Barbara Marchant at the William Esper Studio.

Rivera is a proficient stage combatant and stunt performer. She spent the last two years (before the pandemic!) traveling across the globe with Marvel Universe Live!, a stunt show where she played the lead villain, Nebula. (Article about the show in Belfast)

Rivera has had her films showcased all over Canada and The United States. She won Best Actress at the NOLA Horror Film Festival, Best Supporting Actress at the NJ Film Awards, and has also received nominations for her films both as an actor and director.

Accolades:

• Tallywacker (Feature Film)

  “Reese is excellent as the rocker with so many issues it’s dizzying. When she demands Aleister strum something sad on his guitar, it is intense while highlighting her trust in his abilities.”

  ~Bobby LePire, Film Threat review

• Cotton (Short Horror Film) watch a scene

  Winner Best Actress NOLA Horror Film Festival, Official Selection: Los Angeles Horror Competition, Cape Fear Independent Film Festival, NOLA Horror Film Festival, Madtown Horror Film Festival New York City Horror Film Festival

  “The shorts before it, again were fantastic, especially Cotton”

  ~ Daniel Torkelof geeksofdoom.com review

• Alma Baya (Sci Fi Absurdist Off Off Broadway Play)

  “Rivera Reese as a mysterious stranger. The cast performs its job well, with Reese standing out as the stranger, a juicier role that keeps the audience guessing whether she’s good or bad.”

  This Week in New York review

  “The charismatic Rivera Reese is a feral and poignant Stranger.” ~Darryl Reilly, Critic.

  TheatreScene.net review

  “Rivera Reese as The Stranger defies description. She is neither an Alma or Baya but a survivalist. She acts human but behaves like an animal with only thoughts of food, comfort, and living.”

  Hi Drama review

  “Bleak, humor-flecked tale of what happens when Baya lets the stranger in. It’s a furtive, middle-of-the-night- move but it’s hopeful, too - because what if a wild-haired woman, rasping for a drink of water, can help them survive?”

  The New York Times review

• SUNSPOT (Short Indie Film) watch here

  WINNER Best Supporting Actress

  Official Selection: The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards, Indie Eye Film Awards, Direct Monthly Online Film Festival, New York Movie Awards, Lion Film Festival

• NAME (Short Horror Film) watch here

  WINNER Best Horror Film Award at the Twin Falls Sandwiches Film Festival, 3rd Place in Crypticon Seattle Film Festival 2016, Official Selection: Idaho Horror Film Festival, The Strange Film awards, The Hollywood Sky International Festival, Hollywood Horror Festival of shorts

• Bounty (Short Action Film) watch here

  “I love those stylish knife tricks! However, I was rooting for the bounty hunter (Rivera Reese)! I love her punk look! She needs to be in her own action film as this character! More Rivera Reese please!”

  Girls, Guns, and Zombies review

• Becoming (Student Horror Film) watch scene

  Alberta Motion Picture Industry Award Nominee for Best Student Film